<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><metadata xml:lang="en">
    <idinfo>
        <native>ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000</native>
        <descript>
            <abstract>REQUIRED: A brief narrative summary of the data set.</abstract>
            <purpose>REQUIRED: A summary of the intentions with which the data set was developed.</purpose>
        </descript>
        <citation>
            <citeinfo>
                <origin>REQUIRED: The name of an organization or individual that developed the data set.</origin>
                <pubdate>REQUIRED: The date when the data set is published or otherwise made available for release.</pubdate>
                <title>ALL_NEPs_2008_Project_Merge</title>
                <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
                <onlink>withheld</onlink>
            </citeinfo>
        </citation>
        <timeperd>
            <current>REQUIRED: The basis on which the time period of content information is determined.</current>
            <timeinfo>
                <sngdate>
                    <caldate>REQUIRED: The year (and optionally month, or month and day) for which the data set corresponds to the ground.</caldate>
                </sngdate>
            </timeinfo>
        </timeperd>
        <status>
            <progress>REQUIRED: The state of the data set.</progress>
            <update>REQUIRED: The frequency with which changes and additions are made to the data set after the initial data set is completed.</update>
        </status>
        <spdom>
            <bounding>
                <westbc>REQUIRED: Western-most coordinate of the limit of coverage expressed in longitude.</westbc>
                <eastbc>REQUIRED: Eastern-most coordinate of the limit of coverage expressed in longitude.</eastbc>
                <northbc>REQUIRED: Northern-most coordinate of the limit of coverage expressed in latitude.</northbc>
                <southbc>REQUIRED: Southern-most coordinate of the limit of coverage expressed in latitude.</southbc>
            </bounding>
        </spdom>
        <keywords/>
        <accconst>REQUIRED: Restrictions and legal prerequisites for accessing the data set.</accconst>
        <useconst>REQUIRED: Restrictions and legal prerequisites for using the data set after access is granted.</useconst>
    </idinfo>
    <dataIdInfo>
        <envirDesc>ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000</envirDesc>
        <dataLang>
            <languageCode country="US" value="en"/>
            <countryCode value="USA"/>
        </dataLang>
        <idCitation>
            <resTitle>ALL_NEPs_2008_Project_Merge</resTitle>
            <presForm>
                <PresFormCd value="005"/>
            </presForm>
        </idCitation>
        <spatRpType>
            <SpatRepTypCd value="001"/>
        </spatRpType>
        <descKeys>
            <thesaName uuidref="723f6998-058e-11dc-8314-0800200c9a66"/>
            <keyword>002</keyword>
        </descKeys>
        <dataExt>
            <geoEle>
                <GeoBndBox esriExtentType="search">
                    <westBL>-124.741058</westBL>
                    <eastBL>-65.878129</eastBL>
                    <northBL>48.999443</northBL>
                    <southBL>18.313831</southBL>
                    <exTypeCode>1</exTypeCode>
                </GeoBndBox>
            </geoEle>
        </dataExt>
    <idAbs>&lt;p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1.5rem; font-family:&amp;quot;Avenir Next W01&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Avenir Next W00&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Avenir Next&amp;quot;, Avenir, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'&gt;&lt;span style='font-family:inherit;'&gt;The National Estuary Program (NEP) is an EPA place-based program to protect and restore the water quality and ecological integrity of estuaries of national significance. Currently, 28 estuaries located along the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts and in Puerto Rico are designated as estuaries of national significance. Each NEP focuses within a study area that includes the estuary and surrounding watershed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1.5rem; font-family:&amp;quot;Avenir Next W01&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Avenir Next W00&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Avenir Next&amp;quot;, Avenir, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'&gt;&lt;span style='font-family:inherit;'&gt;The NEPs are located in a variety of institutional settings, including state and local agencies, universities and individual nonprofits. In overseeing and managing the national program, EPA provides annual funding, national guidance and technical assistance to the local NEPs. The 28 NEPs develop and implement Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plans (CCMPs), which are long-term plans that contain actions to address water quality and living resource challenges and priorities. The NEP challenges and priorities are defined by local, city, state, federal, private and non-profit stakeholders.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1.5rem; font-family:&amp;quot;Avenir Next W01&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Avenir Next W00&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Avenir Next&amp;quot;, Avenir, &amp;quot;Helvetica Neue&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'&gt;&lt;span style='font-family:inherit;'&gt;Each NEP has a Management Conference (MC) that consists of diverse stakeholders and uses a collaborative, consensus-building approach to implement the CCMP. Moreover, each MC ensures that the CCMP is uniquely tailored to the local environmental conditions and is based on local input, thereby supporting local priorities. The NEP is a non-regulatory program established by Congress and was authorized by section 320 of the Clean Water Act in 1987.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style='font-family:inherit; font-size:16px;'&gt;These data were downloaded from NEPmap (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href='https://gispub.epa.gov/NEPmap/index.html' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'&gt;https://gispub.epa.gov/NEPmap/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style='font-family:inherit; font-size:16px;'&gt;). Boundaries were topologically aligned to support additional mapping efforts. Therefore, these data are for display purposes only. Data should be downloaded directly from NEPmap.&lt;/span&gt;</idAbs><idPurp>Study area boundaries for the 28 estuaries that are part of EPA's National Estuary Program.</idPurp><searchKeys><keyword>US EPA</keyword><keyword>EPA</keyword><keyword>National Estuary Program</keyword><keyword>NEP</keyword><keyword>estuaries</keyword><keyword>salt marsh</keyword><keyword>waterways</keyword><keyword>conservation</keyword><keyword>wetland</keyword></searchKeys><idCredit>Data Steward: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water; Content Item: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water
</idCredit><resConst><Consts><useLimit>&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt='Logo of the US EPA' src='https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/094c946babab45fab42e433dcd2b10d8/data' /&gt; This content item is licensed under the US EPA Data Licensing Agreement for &lt;b&gt;public &lt;/b&gt;use.&lt;div&gt;&lt;font color='#000080'&gt;&lt;a href='https://edg.epa.gov/EPA_Data_License.html' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color='#000080'&gt;License Summary&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;b&gt;  &lt;/b&gt;|  &lt;a href='https://www.epa.gov/web-policies-and-procedures/epa-disclaimers#geospatial' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color='#000080'&gt;Terms of Use&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style='text-align:justify;'&gt;&lt;font size='3'&gt;&lt;span style='color:rgb(0, 0, 0);'&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please Note: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;This content item may require an ArcGIS Online organizational subscription or an ArcGIS Developer account. Please contact the &lt;a href='mailto:geoservices@epa.gov' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'&gt;&lt;span style='color:rgb(0, 0, 128);'&gt;National Geospatial Support Team&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or an &lt;a href='https://usepa.sharepoint.com/sites/oei/epa_geo_resources/SitePages/Community.aspx' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'&gt;&lt;span style='color:rgb(0, 0, 128);'&gt;EPA GIS Administrator&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for assistance accessing the &lt;a href='https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'&gt;&lt;span style='color:rgb(0, 0, 128);'&gt;EPA GeoPlatform Online&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Public and organizational SEGS services may also be accessed through one of the following actions:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:medium;'&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/oauth2/authorize?client_id=arcgisonline&amp;amp;display=default&amp;amp;response_type=token&amp;amp;state=%7B%22portalUrl%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arcgis.com%22%2C%22useLandingPage%22%3Atrue%7D&amp;amp;expiration=20160&amp;amp;locale=en&amp;amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arcgis.com%2Fhome%2Faccountswitcher-callback.html&amp;amp;force_login=true&amp;amp;hideCancel=true&amp;amp;showSignupOption=true&amp;amp;canHandleCrossOrgSignIn=true&amp;amp;signuptype=esri&amp;amp;redirectToUserOrgUrl=true' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'&gt;&lt;span style='color:rgb(0, 0, 128);'&gt;Sign in&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; with an account that is a member of an organizational subscription.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:medium;'&gt;&lt;span style='color:rgb(0, 0, 128);'&gt;&lt;a href='https://developers.arcgis.com/dashboard/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'&gt;&lt;span style='color:rgb(0, 0, 128);'&gt;Sign in&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;with a developer account.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:medium;'&gt;&lt;a href='https://developers.arcgis.com/documentation/mapping-apis-and-services/security/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'&gt;&lt;font color='#000080'&gt;Sign in&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; with credentials from an Esri-registered application.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</useLimit></Consts></resConst></dataIdInfo>
    <metainfo>
        <metstdn>FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
        <metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
        <mettc>local time</mettc>
        <metc>
            <cntinfo>
                <cntorgp>
                    <cntper>REQUIRED: The person responsible for the metadata information.</cntper>
                    <cntorg>REQUIRED: The organization responsible for the metadata information.</cntorg>
                </cntorgp>
                <cntaddr>
                    <addrtype>REQUIRED: The mailing and/or physical address for the organization or individual.</addrtype>
                    <city>REQUIRED: The city of the address.</city>
                    <state>REQUIRED: The state or province of the address.</state>
                    <postal>REQUIRED: The ZIP or other postal code of the address.</postal>
                </cntaddr>
                <cntvoice>REQUIRED: The telephone number by which individuals can speak to the organization or individual.</cntvoice>
            </cntinfo>
        </metc>
        <metd>20100204</metd>
    </metainfo>
    <mdLang>
        <languageCode value="en"/>
        <countryCode value="USA"/>
    </mdLang>
    <mdStanName>ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata</mdStanName>
    <mdStanVer>DIS_ESRI1.0</mdStanVer>
    <mdChar>
        <CharSetCd value="004"/>
    </mdChar>
    <mdHrLv>
        <ScopeCd value="005"/>
    </mdHrLv>
    <mdHrLvName>dataset</mdHrLvName>
    <distinfo>
        <resdesc>Downloadable Data</resdesc>
        <stdorder>
            <digform>
                <digtinfo>
                    <transize>0.000</transize>
                </digtinfo>
            </digform>
        </stdorder>
    </distinfo>
    <distInfo>
        <distributor>
            <distorTran>
                <onLineSrc>
                    <orDesc>002</orDesc>
                    <linkage>withheld</linkage>
                    <protocol>Local Area Network</protocol>
                </onLineSrc>
                <transSize>0.000</transSize>
            </distorTran>
            <distorFormat>
                <formatName>Shapefile</formatName>
            </distorFormat>
        </distributor>
        <distFormat>
            <formatName>Shapefile</formatName>
        </distFormat>
        <distTranOps>
            <transSize>2.802</transSize>
        </distTranOps>
    </distInfo>
    <spdoinfo>
        <direct>Vector</direct>
        <ptvctinf>
            <esriterm Name="NEP_Boundaries">
                <efeatyp Sync="TRUE">Simple</efeatyp>
                <efeageom Sync="TRUE" code="4"/>
                <esritopo Sync="TRUE">FALSE</esritopo>
                <efeacnt Sync="TRUE">0</efeacnt>
                <spindex Sync="TRUE">FALSE</spindex>
                <linrefer Sync="TRUE">TRUE</linrefer>
            </esriterm>
        </ptvctinf>
    </spdoinfo>
    <spref>
        <horizsys>
            <geodetic>
                <horizdn>North American Datum of 1983</horizdn>
                <ellips>Geodetic Reference System 80</ellips>
                <semiaxis>6378137.000000</semiaxis>
                <denflat>298.257222</denflat>
            </geodetic>
            <geograph>
                <geogunit>Decimal degrees</geogunit>
                <latres>0.000000</latres>
                <longres>0.000000</longres>
            </geograph>
        </horizsys>
    </spref>
    <refSysInfo>
        <RefSystem>
            <refSysID>
                <identCode code="4269">GCS_North_American_1983</identCode>
                <idCodeSpace>EPSG</idCodeSpace>
                <idVersion>7.4.1</idVersion>
            </refSysID>
        </RefSystem>
    </refSysInfo>
    <spatRepInfo>
        <VectSpatRep>
            <geometObjs Name="NEP_Boundaries">
                <geoObjTyp>
                    <GeoObjTypCd Sync="TRUE" value="002"/>
                </geoObjTyp>
                <geoObjCnt Sync="TRUE">0</geoObjCnt>
            </geometObjs>
            <topLvl>
                <TopoLevCd Sync="TRUE" value="001"/>
            </topLvl>
        </VectSpatRep>
    </spatRepInfo>
    <eainfo>
        <detailed Name="NEP_Boundaries">
            <enttyp>
                <enttypl>ALL_NEPs_2008_Project_Merge</enttypl>
                <enttypt Sync="TRUE">Feature Class</enttypt>
                <enttypc Sync="TRUE">0</enttypc>
            </enttyp>
            <attr>
                <attrlabl Sync="TRUE">FID</attrlabl>
                <attalias Sync="TRUE">FID</attalias>
                <attrtype Sync="TRUE">OID</attrtype>
                <attwidth Sync="TRUE">4</attwidth>
                <atprecis Sync="TRUE">0</atprecis>
                <attscale Sync="TRUE">0</attscale>
                <attrdef Sync="TRUE">Internal feature number.</attrdef>
                <attrdefs Sync="TRUE">Esri</attrdefs>
                <attrdomv>
                    <udom Sync="TRUE">Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</udom>
                </attrdomv>
            </attr>
            <attr>
                <attrlabl>Shape</attrlabl>
                <attrdef>Feature geometry.</attrdef>
                <attrdefs>ESRI</attrdefs>
                <attrdomv>
                    <udom>Coordinates defining the features.</udom>
                </attrdomv>
                <attalias Sync="TRUE">Shape</attalias>
                <attrtype Sync="TRUE">Geometry</attrtype>
                <attwidth Sync="TRUE">0</attwidth>
                <atprecis Sync="TRUE">0</atprecis>
                <attscale Sync="TRUE">0</attscale>
            </attr>
            <attr>
                <attrlabl>NEP_ID</attrlabl>
                <attalias Sync="TRUE">NEP_ID</attalias>
                <attrtype Sync="TRUE">String</attrtype>
                <attwidth Sync="TRUE">6</attwidth>
                <atprecis Sync="TRUE">0</atprecis>
                <attscale Sync="TRUE">0</attscale>
            </attr>
            <attr>
                <attrlabl>NEP_NAME</attrlabl>
                <attalias Sync="TRUE">NEP_NAME</attalias>
                <attrtype Sync="TRUE">String</attrtype>
                <attwidth Sync="TRUE">55</attwidth>
                <atprecis Sync="TRUE">0</atprecis>
                <attscale Sync="TRUE">0</attscale>
            </attr>
            <attr>
                <attrlabl>YEAR_DESIG</attrlabl>
                <attalias Sync="TRUE">YEAR_DESIG</attalias>
                <attrtype Sync="TRUE">String</attrtype>
                <attwidth Sync="TRUE">10</attwidth>
                <atprecis Sync="TRUE">0</atprecis>
                <attscale Sync="TRUE">0</attscale>
            </attr>
            <attr>
                <attrlabl>AREA_SQMI</attrlabl>
                <attalias Sync="TRUE">AREA_SQMI</attalias>
                <attrtype Sync="TRUE">Single</attrtype>
                <attwidth Sync="TRUE">13</attwidth>
                <atprecis Sync="TRUE">0</atprecis>
                <attscale Sync="TRUE">0</attscale>
            </attr>
            <attr>
                <attrlabl>Shape_Area</attrlabl>
                <attrdef>Area of feature in internal units squared.</attrdef>
                <attrdefs>ESRI</attrdefs>
                <attrdomv>
                    <udom>Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.</udom>
                </attrdomv>
                <attalias Sync="TRUE">Shape_Area</attalias>
                <attrtype Sync="TRUE">Double</attrtype>
                <attwidth Sync="TRUE">19</attwidth>
                <atprecis Sync="TRUE">0</atprecis>
                <attscale Sync="TRUE">0</attscale>
            </attr>
            <attr>
                <attrlabl>EPA_REGION</attrlabl>
                <attalias Sync="TRUE">EPA_REGION</attalias>
                <attrtype Sync="TRUE">String</attrtype>
                <attwidth Sync="TRUE">50</attwidth>
                <atprecis Sync="TRUE">0</atprecis>
                <attscale Sync="TRUE">0</attscale>
            </attr>
            <attr>
                <attrlabl Sync="TRUE">Label</attrlabl>
                <attalias Sync="TRUE">Label</attalias>
                <attrtype Sync="TRUE">Integer</attrtype>
                <attwidth Sync="TRUE">5</attwidth>
                <atprecis Sync="TRUE">5</atprecis>
                <attscale Sync="TRUE">0</attscale>
            </attr>
            <attr>
                <attrlabl Sync="TRUE">Shape_Leng</attrlabl>
                <attalias Sync="TRUE">Shape_Leng</attalias>
                <attrtype Sync="TRUE">Double</attrtype>
                <attwidth Sync="TRUE">19</attwidth>
                <atprecis Sync="TRUE">0</atprecis>
                <attscale Sync="TRUE">0</attscale>
            </attr>
            <attr>
                <attrlabl>NEP_SHORT</attrlabl>
                <attalias Sync="TRUE">NEP_SHORT</attalias>
                <attrtype Sync="TRUE">String</attrtype>
                <attwidth Sync="TRUE">50</attwidth>
                <atprecis Sync="TRUE">0</atprecis>
                <attscale Sync="TRUE">0</attscale>
            </attr>
        </detailed>
    </eainfo>
    <mdDateSt>20100204</mdDateSt>
    <dataqual>
        <lineage>
            <procstep>
                <procdesc>Dataset copied.</procdesc>
                <srcused>withheld</srcused>
                <procdate>20100204</procdate>
                <proctime>14441500</proctime>
            </procstep>
            <procstep>
                <procdesc>Dataset copied.</procdesc>
                <srcused>withheld</srcused>
                <procdate>20100524</procdate>
                <proctime>12154200</proctime>
            </procstep>
        </lineage>
    </dataqual>
    <history>
        <log>
            <item>
                <changeset>0</changeset>
                <changetype>Data</changetype>
                <user>AA\dwilhelm</user>
                <date>6/22/2011 11:54:29 PM</date>
                <comment/>
            </item>
            <item>
                <changeset>1</changeset>
                <changetype>Data</changetype>
                <user>AA\dwilhelm</user>
                <date>6/22/2011 11:56:16 PM</date>
                <comment/>
            </item>
        </log>
    </history>
    <Esri>
        <DataProperties>
            <itemProps>
                <itemName Sync="TRUE">NEP_Boundaries</itemName>
                <imsContentType Sync="TRUE">002</imsContentType>
                <itemSize Sync="TRUE">0.000</itemSize>
            </itemProps>
            <coordRef>
                <type Sync="TRUE">Geographic</type>
                <geogcsn Sync="TRUE">GCS_North_American_1983</geogcsn>
                <csUnits Sync="TRUE">Angular Unit: Degree (0.017453)</csUnits>
                <peXml Sync="TRUE">&lt;GeographicCoordinateSystem xsi:type='typens:GeographicCoordinateSystem' xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xmlns:xs='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema' xmlns:typens='http://www.esri.com/schemas/ArcGIS/10.8'&gt;&lt;WKT&gt;GEOGCS[&amp;quot;GCS_North_American_1983&amp;quot;,DATUM[&amp;quot;D_North_American_1983&amp;quot;,SPHEROID[&amp;quot;GRS_1980&amp;quot;,6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM[&amp;quot;Greenwich&amp;quot;,0.0],UNIT[&amp;quot;Degree&amp;quot;,0.0174532925199433],AUTHORITY[&amp;quot;EPSG&amp;quot;,4269]]&lt;/WKT&gt;&lt;XOrigin&gt;-400&lt;/XOrigin&gt;&lt;YOrigin&gt;-400&lt;/YOrigin&gt;&lt;XYScale&gt;11258999068426.238&lt;/XYScale&gt;&lt;ZOrigin&gt;-100000&lt;/ZOrigin&gt;&lt;ZScale&gt;10000&lt;/ZScale&gt;&lt;MOrigin&gt;-100000&lt;/MOrigin&gt;&lt;MScale&gt;10000&lt;/MScale&gt;&lt;XYTolerance&gt;8.9831528411952133e-09&lt;/XYTolerance&gt;&lt;ZTolerance&gt;0.001&lt;/ZTolerance&gt;&lt;MTolerance&gt;0.001&lt;/MTolerance&gt;&lt;HighPrecision&gt;true&lt;/HighPrecision&gt;&lt;LeftLongitude&gt;-180&lt;/LeftLongitude&gt;&lt;WKID&gt;4269&lt;/WKID&gt;&lt;LatestWKID&gt;4269&lt;/LatestWKID&gt;&lt;/GeographicCoordinateSystem&gt;</peXml>
            </coordRef>
        </DataProperties>
        <SyncDate>20211019</SyncDate>
        <SyncTime>14452300</SyncTime>
        <ModDate>20211019</ModDate>
        <ModTime>14452300</ModTime>
        <CreaDate>20210331</CreaDate>
        <CreaTime>15450100</CreaTime>
        <ArcGISFormat>1.0</ArcGISFormat>
        <SyncOnce>FALSE</SyncOnce>
    </Esri>
</metadata>